Immerse yourself in Iceland’s natural landscapes where waterfalls, glaciers, wild beaches, volcanoes and Northern Lights give different scenes every day.
On this winter photography tour we will explore Iceland, the land of ice and fire, in its most beautiful corners from west to east. We will capture the Northern Lights dancing across the sky. We will photograph crystal clear icebergs ending their lives on volcanic black sand carried by the waves of the Atlantic Ocean. We will drive the ring road through powerful waterfalls surrounded by ice and rainbows. We will walk inside crystal blue ice caves of Europe’s largest glacier. Iceland will surprise you in winter! You will improve your photography skills and take photographs of the next level.
Highlights
- Experience and photograph the beauty of wild beaches, icy waterfalls, rugged sea stacks, pristine icebergs, deep-blue ice cave, glacier rivers, mountains and much more!
- ice cave adventure, ice tunnel, moulins and other beautiful ice features.
- Hunt for the magical Northern Lights every night
- Aerial photography with the drone
- Adventure in super jeep
- Small group of 6 people
- Only good hotels with private double room and private bathroom
- Improve your day and night photography skills
- Editing lesson with recording
What can you expect from this photographic tour?
Join us for an exciting winter adventure in Iceland! Our Iceland Photography Tour is designed to help you improve your photography skills and create lasting memories.
During the tour, we’ll visit some of Iceland’s most beautiful locations and stay in strategically located hotels. From capturing stunning sunrises and sunsets to photographing the night sky in a wild landscape. You’ll experience Iceland at its best.
In these 8 days, you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the unique natural beauty of this island. Our tour is perfect for photography lovers who want to explore Iceland’s landscapes.
All you need is a passion for photography and a willingness to share this experience with a small group of likeminded people.
We’ll provide in-field tutoring and cover both theory and practical aspects of photography, including post-processing classes where we’ll work on the images we’ve captured together.
Iceland Photography tour Itinerary
Meeting point: Keflavik airport not after 4pm on March 7th, 2025
Departure: On the 14th in the morning we will bring the group back to the same airport (Keflavik airport)
Note: the program may change depending on the weather. We are flexible and will adapt to any situation in order to give you the best possible experience.
Day 1
Reykjanes – The meeting point will be at the airport, where you will find our private shuttle waiting for you. After a brief presentation on what we will be facing during the Icelandic adventure, we will reach our first hotel not far from Reykjavik. Relaxation, dinner and we will prepare for a possible night under the dance of the Northern Lights.
Day 2
Seljalandsfoss, Gljufrabui, Skogafoss – Sunrise photo session at a spot near our hotel, where ocean waves hurl themselves against the stacks-filled coastline.
After breakfast we will check out to reach our next hotel, driving east along the famous Ring Road.
In the afternoon we will explore the area’s most beautiful waterfalls and reach rivers that drone owners will enjoy capturing from above.
After dinner we will be ready for the Northern Lights above Skogafoss!
Day 3
Kvernufoss, Diamond Beach, Vestrahorn – After the sunrise in front of another majestic waterfall, we will transfer to the next hotel. During the 3-hour or so drive we will stop to photograph many fantastic spots, after which we will reach the village of Hofn where we will spend the next 2 nights.
We’ll enjoy the Sunset in front of the majestic Vestrahorn where we will also return after dinner for the night photo session.
Day 4
Höfn, Stokksnes, Hvalnes, Skútafoss – Today we will spend the day in the most beautiful spots in the southeastern part of Iceland, including seascapes, waterfalls, lighthouses and rough mountains.
In the afternoon we will have our first editing lesson in front of the computer.
After dinner we will reach the best spot hunting the Northern Lights.
Day 5
Vatnajökull National Park, Ice cave, Jökulsárlón, Fjallárlon glacier lagoon – It’s ice cave day on Europe’s largest glacier! We will leave by super jeep and in about 30 minutes of driving we will reach the glacier from where our hike will start to reach ice tunnels, moulins, one of the most beautiful and crystal blue ice caves and other ice features.
We will continue the day photographing some lesser known spots and other glacier lagoons such as Fjallárlon glacier lagoon and Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon. We will end our day at the famous Diamond Beach with its black sand and blue icebergs.
Day 6
Vik village, Reynisfjara beach, Dyrhóleay – This day we will explore and photograph the southernmost point of Iceland, the Vik area, the mystical Reynisfjara beach, Dyrhóleay and various stacks and caves that can be found in this area. Then we will continue on to our next stop on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. If the Aurora Borealis forecast looks promising, we will capture it dancing over Kirkjufell mountain.
Day 7
Snæfellsnes, Kirkjufell, Arnarstapi, Gatklettur – We continue our Icelandic journey to discover the most beautiful places on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, including waterfalls, powerful seascapes and typical churches. During the afternoon we will have an editing session on the computer and then we will reach our last hotel near Reykjavik for our last dinner together.
Day 8
Departures – Keflavik airport
Wanna join?
Additional information
- Max group size of 6 participants, allowing for plenty of 1-to-1 time.
- We will stay in good hotels with private double rooms and private bathrooms (single room available by paying supplement)
- We will change 6 hotels in strategic locations to optimize driving hours, time and photographic schedule.
- Our ice cave adventure is not the classic one at the first super-crowded cave but, we will reach a deeper cave and photograph various ice features while hiking on the glacier. The adventure takes 5/6 hours in total.
- Iceland is amazing from the ground, but it’s just as amazing from the air. If you have a drone for you are welcome to bring it.
- During the week we will do more editing sessions in front of the computer, analyzing and editing the shots obtained, from the raw files to the web files. Where we will see how to manage all the techniques studied in the field.
- The edit sessions will be recorded and at the end we will send you the videos, so that you can review and study them calmly.
- Based on the photographic program, we will then decide whether to eat at restaurants or grab something around and eat packed. We will definitely try both solutions.
- The priority is photography, but there will be no shortage of moments of comfort and relaxation.
- We highly recommend Travel Insurance to cover any non-refundable fees and airline travel you may have in connecting with the photographic tour.
- Each day we will check the Northern Lights forecast and the latest weather. If conditions are favourable, we will be out looking for the Aurora Borealis.
- Short and easy hiking is required to reach some locations. You have to bring micro-spikes / sport crampons.
- High waterproof boots are strongly recommended, we will often enjoy photographing in contact with water.
Tour leader
Joaquín Marco is a professional musician and landscape photographer. He bought his first camera in 2018 and has not stopped learning and improving since then. He started into photography exploring his surroundings in Spain, in Basque Country exactly. But always wanted to go to Iceland, so in 2019 traveled to Iceland for the first time. Since then he did many travels more to explore the majestic glaciers, photograph northern lights and capture the power of the volcanos. With Joaquin you’ll have the big opportunity to explore the incredible Icelandic landscapes.
Participation
In order to offer the best quality, the maximum of attendees has been limited, so that we can follow each participant closely and in the best way possible.
A minimum is also been set for the tour to be confirmed.
Minimum: 4 participants
Maximum: 6 participants
Difficulty: Easy
Payment
To reserve your seat, you can pay a deposit at the moment of the booking and the remaining part within 30 days before departure.
Total cost: 3590€
Deposit: 700€
Tour dates: March 7th – 14th, 2025
Single room supplement: 800€
The cost include
- A professional photographers who will teach you his special personal techniques
- All the accomodations in private double rooms in hotels (private single room available by booking at the time of photo tour registration and paying the supplement of 800 euros at the balance)
- All breakfasts
- All transfers by van
- Fuel
- Tolling of private roads / parking lots and any things used to reach spots
- Special super jeep transportation to reach the glacier
- Ice cave adventure
- Transport to and from the airport
- Support Whatsapp private group
- Photo editing lessons with registrations
The cost doesn’t include
- International flights
- Lunches, dinners and drinks (which will sometimes be packed)
- Medical health insurance
- Theft / damage insurance
- Everything that is not included in the item “The fee includes”
FAQs
What will you learn on this photo tour?
Between amazing sceneries, good photography and a lot of fun, we hope to give you an experience and adventure that you’ll remember for the rest of your life.
We don’t just want to give you an experience, though. We want to make sure you’re excited about the photographs you’ve captured on our various outings.
In addition to teaching photographic theories and techniques, we want to convey our passion and make you feel those emotions that being out in nature with a camera can give.
- Better manage your photographic equipment in easy and difficult situations
- Plan the shot through the use of apps and websites
- Read the histogram, both during shooting and in post-processing
- Compositional rules and the fundamentals to create impactful images
- How to use filters
- Manage various kind of lights, at sunset, sunrise and long exposures
- Choosing the right white balance
- Focus and hyperfocal distance
- The importance of the aperture
- The right shooting settings based on the scene, ISO, aperture, shutter speed and exposure compensation
- Masks and layers
- Dodge and burn
- Choice of color profiles (sRGB, Adobe RGB, Pro photo RGB)
- Recognize the night sky without using apps
- Many shooting techniques that will allow you to take home some “wow” photos, including focus stacking, mean stacking, perspective blend, multi exposure, focal blend, time blend
- Panoramic photography, day and night, from the arrangement of the equipment, to the merging of the shots in post production
- How to best capture the Northern Lights
- Tips and tricks that pertain to our specific workflow
Where is the meeting point?
The meeting point is the Keflavik airpot, we will be waiting for you there with our private van.
What photographic level is required?
All of ours tours and workshops are open to beginners as well as professionals. Our only criteria is that you have a great passion for photography, and have the energy and motivation to be on the go every day and night.
What physical level is required?
No a particular physical fitness is required, the walking routes will be easy and short.
We just require a lot of passion for day and night photography and motivation to be out there every day at the right times capturing great photographs.
What kind of weather should I expect?
Winter weather is unpredictable in Iceland. Warm sunshine, gale force winds, cold temperatures, and snow are all possible. Weather conditions could change even in a few hours.
What clothes should I bring?
Make sure you dress appropriately:
- Sturdy waterproof winter boots, spare wools hiking socks
- Base layers for both upper and lower body
- Warm layers
- Waterproof outer shell jacket
- Warm hat, waterproof gloves and thinner gloves liners
- Micro-spike / sports crampons for traction in snow and ice
Iceland has truly unpredictable weather, every 30 minutes it can change drastically. So it’s recommended to dress in layers, so you can add or remove them based on the weather of the day.
For example, a thermal underwear, an intermediate layer of wool or fleece, a windproof jacket and a water repellent shell.
What camera gear should I bring?
- Sturdy tripod and ballhead
- SLR or Mirrorless camera body
- Fast wide angle lens in the 12-35mm range. We recommend a lens that is at least F2.8 or faster aperture for night photography
- Mid-range and telephoto lenses, 24-120 and/or 100-400
- Circular polarizer filter, 3-stop ND filter and a 3-stop GND filter.
- A remote control that allows you to take pictures with an exposure longer than 30 seconds
- Extra batteries, memory cards
- Extra cleaning supplies
- Cover for your camera and lens to protect against height wind, sand and water
- Camera backpack
- Drone for aerial photography (optional)
- Laptop (optional)
How should I manage my suitcases?
Each participant must bring a rigid hold suitcase (not a bag) and a photographic backpack.
This is to optimize the spaces in our van, to make everyone feel more comfortable.
How and where will we eat during the trip?
Breakfasts are all included in our hotels. We will organise lunches and dinners according to the weather and the photographic schedule. Sometimes we will go to restaurants and sometimes we will eat packed. Our priority is photography but there will be no shortage of relaxing moments and good local food.
Documents and currency?
Passport or identity card valid for expatriation.
The country’s currency is the ISK kroner.
Visa and MasterCard credit cards are commonly accepted.
You can withdraw ISK kroner at any ATM with a debit card.
